Tooth brush and paste holder



Oct. 4,1927. 1,644,049 I w. H. YOUNG TQOTHBRUSH AND PASTE HOLDER FiledOct. 15, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l jlzifiyoung' Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM HERBERT YbUN G, 013 LAKELAND, FLORIDA.

TOOTH BRUSH AND PASTE HOLDER.

Application filed October 15, 1926. Serial No. 141,825.

7 This invention relates to toilet articles and its primary object is toprovidea tooth paste dispensing cabinet and tooth brush holder that notonly houses a tooth brush in a sanitary manner but supports .acollapsible tube of paste in an inverted positon and also includes meanswhereby the contents of the latter may be dispensed therefrom and thetube is held in operative position at all times regardless of theposition of the door of the cabinet. V

A further object of the invention is to provide a tooth brush and pastetube cabinet that includes a door having closure means thereon forcovering the nozzle of the tube when the door is in its closed position,thereby the contents of the tube will be kept in a clean and sanitarycondition.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointedvout inthe appended claims. Y

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective .view of the device which forms the subjectmatter of one form of the present invention a Figure 2 is a verticalsectional view taken therethrough to illustrate the position of thetooth brush and paste tube.

Figure 3 is a sectional'view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Flgure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the tube supporting means.

fled form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional View taken through the cabinet as shownin Figure 6.

Figure Sis a sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Figure 7. 1 v i v[Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the operation ofthe'cmeans for removing the contents of a tube inthe monified form.

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularly to Figures 1 to 5inclusive the reference numeral 1 indicates a rectangular cabinetprovidedwith an open bottom, side Figure 6 is a perspective view of aniodi-,

i be readily placed in saidtube compartment respectively, and a top 6.The front and side wallsare formed of transparent or semitranspai'entmaterial as shown in the drawings. Secured to and rising from the backwall 5 in a manner to be disposed above the top wall 6 is an aperturedear 7 adapted to receive a nail or other supporting means whereby thecabinet may be supported in a depending position upon a wall orthe,like.-

The lower edge of the rear wall 5 is bent upon itself as at 8v toprovide a hinge for the door 9 which is formed on its front and sideedges with flanges to engage the a,dja-- cent edges of the respectivewalls of the cabinet when arranged in closed positionas suggested inFigure 2 of the drawings and a handled catch 10 is formedwith the frontflange for engagement with av notch in the front wall for retaining saiddoor 9 in its closed position. The cabinet is divided into a tooth brushcompartment 11 and a tube compartment 12 through the ,instrumentality ofa partition 13. The portion of the door 9 which underlies the toothbrush compartment is preferred so as to allow sufiicient air within thetooth brush 7 compartment for keeping a tooth brush in a dry state.

The side walls 2 and 3 of the form shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive areformed accommodate the trunnions 15 015 a roller 16. Extending laterallyfrom the trunnions 15 are handles 17 whereby the roller may be movedvertically within the tube coinpart;

ment as suggested in Figure 2 of the draw-, ings and the purpose of saidroller is to-co1- lapse the tube and press the contents there-' from assaid roller is moved in'adownward direction.

slot, are slightly enlarged to provide an inwithout interference thereofbythe roller.

The tube is supported in its compartment by a substantiallyU-shapedmember formed with a body 18 which is disk shaped in configuration andextending from'diametrically 1 The vertical slots are provided withrounded ends and the upper ends of each I 'withvertical slots 14- whichare adapted to a cli-ned edge as shown so that a full tube can the tubeas suggested in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. By this construction,it

will be obvious that the tube will be sup-.

ported in operative position regardless of whether or not the door 9 isin open or closed position and disposed von the inner,

illustrated in Figures 6 to 9 inclusive I have provided a'cabinetsimilar in construction to the cabinet as shown in Figures 1 to 5, butit will be noted that the side walls in this form of the invention aresolid while the front wall 23 is provided with a slot 2a through whichprojects the handle 25 of the means for pressing and removing the co11-tentsof the tube which is associated with this modified form and saidmeans includes a body plate 26which when associated with the tube isarranged in sliding engagement with the rear Wall of the tube receivingcompartment as shown in Figure 9. This body plate 26 is provided withapertured ears 27 arranged at right angles to the plate 7 and inparallelism with each other so that the tube and pressing and sanitarycondition when the cabinet is the apertures thereof will accommodatestuds 28 projecting from the outer edges of the press-er or cam member29 which is curved as shown in Figure 9 for engaging the contentstherefrom when the handle which extends centrally from the cam member isgiven a-reciprd catory downward movement in the slot 24 as will bereadily apparent.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will beapparent that the v cabinetwhich forms the subject matter of the presentinvention will house a tooth brush and a collapsiblctube of paste inaninverted position so that the roller as shown in Figures 1 to 5inclusive can operate upon the tube for forcing the contents therefromwhen said roller is-moved in a downward position by the handles 17, anda brush as well as'the tooth paste is retained in a clean not in use.

The operation of the means for removing ing the handle downwardly intheslot 24 at the same time giving'it'a reciprocatory movement so thatthe cam member will operate upon the tube in the manner as set forth. 7

It is thought from the foregoing descripe tion that the advantages andnovel features of myinvention will be readilyapparent.

I desire it to be understood that l: maymake changes inthe construction2111Cl11'l the combination and arrangement of the several parts providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A dispensing cabinet of the character describedcomprising tooth brush and tooth paste tube compartments, asubstantially U-shape'd member arranged in tie paste tube compartmentfor supporting a tube in inverted position, means for removing thecontents of the tube, a door for said tooth paste tube compartment and-aclosure on said door underlying and engaging the nozzle of the toothpaste tube when said door is arranged in closed position.

2. A toilet article of the character cesc-ribed con'iprising acabinet, apartition dividing thocabinet into a tooth brush compartiiient and atooth paste tube compare ment, said tooth paste tube compartment having.swarm-ma in its side walls and vertically disposed therein,=a rollerhaving trunnions arranged-in saidslotand being adapted to be associatedwith a tub'e of paste in a manner whereby when said roller is moveddownwa "dlya is adapted to press the oontentsof the tube therefrom,handles on said trunnions for moving said roller, a door forming thebottom of-asaid container and being hinged thereto; a substantially U-shaped member having" an opening centrally disposed therein forreceiving the nozzleof the tube whereby the latter is supported ininverted position in its compartme 3 means for retaining the door inclosed position and means forengaging the bottom of said .noz- Zleforclosing the latter when the door is arranged in closed position;

tooth. brush and'tootlrpaste tube compartmentsymeans for securing a tubein inverted position in the toothpaste tube compare ment, means forremoving the contents of said tube and including a body plate mountedj'for slidablemovement on the rear wall centrally from said cam'member and ex tending through a slot in the cabinet forlop crating thecontents removing: means.

[Il llGSlZllHOIlY whereof I aliix my signature;

' -WILLIAM HERBERT -oQ Atoilet articleof the char cter. describedcomprising a cabinet formed with a

